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sounds like airplane
with correct backspacing, tire widths, and tires less than 25" you can run 8.5s front and 9.5s rear with no problems even with a decent drop.
what wheels are you considering?
what wheels are you considering?
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'98 C43 AMG. Obsidian Blk w/2 tone slvr/blk interior
thanks for replying.
theres a guy in washington dc whos got a set of SWEET sl55 wheels (2005 SL5) theyre the amg 18inch 5 spoke, thinner spokes though, like 2 inches wide per spoke, theyre sweet as hell...
the guy is gonna sell me the set for 450 if i come pick em up... just so happens the 2000 c280 im buyin is in philly just north of this guys place...
so could i just mount 245's in the front and 265's in the rear instead of 255/275? would that help with some rubbing issues. im not planning on dropping it either, im just gonna put the slightly lower springs from the c43 on there maybe like a 3/4 inch drop perhaps less i dont know how much the c43 is dropped from a c280 sport but i know its lower
theres a guy in washington dc whos got a set of SWEET sl55 wheels (2005 SL5) theyre the amg 18inch 5 spoke, thinner spokes though, like 2 inches wide per spoke, theyre sweet as hell...
the guy is gonna sell me the set for 450 if i come pick em up... just so happens the 2000 c280 im buyin is in philly just north of this guys place...
so could i just mount 245's in the front and 265's in the rear instead of 255/275? would that help with some rubbing issues. im not planning on dropping it either, im just gonna put the slightly lower springs from the c43 on there maybe like a 3/4 inch drop perhaps less i dont know how much the c43 is dropped from a c280 sport but i know its lower
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My C43 is no lower at all. Being that I currently have the ?luxury? of one of each sitting in my garage, I just measured each one, and my '99 C280 Sport is within a sixteenth of an inch from ground to frame as my '99 C43 - both with stock springs and shocks AFAIK. (C43 measures a bit taller in the front, and the C280 measures a bit taller in the rear, but it's probably just slight variations in my garage floor.)
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i see, would that make the tire look like it tapers in from the rim? or is it gonna look normal? ive never tried to mount smaller tires on a bigger rim before...
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I have run 255 17's and also 245/35/18s. Alot of it depends on the offset. I had 2 sets of 18's. One set of 18x8.5 and 9.5 et25 and et29. The fronts rubbed. Also ran 18x9 and 18x10's ET44 all around and ran great.
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'98 C43 AMG. Obsidian Blk w/2 tone slvr/blk interior
will these wheels work on a c43?
http://atlanta.craigslist.org/pts/622515571.html
what type of tires am i gonna have to run on these babies if im gonna make em work, im gettin em for 1700 is that a bad deal?
http://atlanta.craigslist.org/pts/622515571.html
what type of tires am i gonna have to run on these babies if im gonna make em work, im gettin em for 1700 is that a bad deal?
